On this very compassionate holiday I want to say, “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!” Mothers tend to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones, but it shouldn’t take a holiday to do this. I learned at a very young age how special my mom is and how fortunate I…
Now that all brand pages have automatically been converted to the Timeline format, businesses should have awesome Facebook Timeline cover photos. Simply Measured studies have reported brands are getting an average 46% more engagement with Timeline. The new design is A LOT more visual, content discovery is becoming easier therefore creating an increase in…
Since the adoption of social media professional athletes have positioned themselves as leading influencers in this emerging industry and a great way to connect and engage with fans is with custom Twitter shirts. The NBA has recently started selling official T-shirts that feature some of the league’s hottest stars’ Twitter handles above their jersey numbers, where their…
If you’ve been trying to get around to implementing a Facebook strategy for your business, but never got around to it, these facts might help push you over the edge. Dive in! These facts show how important Facebook and a good social media strategy are, as well as a look at just how valuable a fan…
A year ago, people didn’t think Twitter would be making a boatload of money from promotions, advertising campaigns, and organic user interests. Boy, were they wrong! Twitter has over 800 employees, 500 of them were added this year. If that’s not impressive enough, their sales force has grown from 0 to 100 ad sales reps…
Virtual team building tools are changing conventional wisdom on how to create corporate culture. Start-up companies operating as virtual enterprises from infancy, businesses hiring remotely, and companies sending employees home to telecommute are becoming more commonplace. The Internet has made it possible to run organizations and companies with employees scattered all over the world. They might…
There has been a lot of talk about Pinterest lately and rightfully so. Everyone’s favorite new network is lighting up the referral traffic game, currently responsible for driving more traffic than Google+, LinkedIn, and YouTube combined. This edition of social media vocabulary brings you the basics of Pinterest and what all this ‘pinning’ verbiage means….
Once upon a time we looked at the 6 Stages Of Twitter Evolution and even had an infograpahic to help you figure out which kind of Twitterer you are. Well, along the same lines, we’ve found a great look at a progression through social media participation and information gathering. It comes in a very appropriate…
Trying to track all that great social media data? Yup! It has to be done if you want to be really successful with your social efforts. We’ve tried quite a few and talked with others about their experience and have narrowed it down to 3 full service tracking platforms with a focus on social media….
If you’re busy growing a business and getting your MBA, or if “life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans” (John Lennon), you need to find a way to attend the 2012 Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC) from home. Look no further my friends – all you need is Be-At.TV! b…